Google Docs

35 tools available · 10 triggers

Google Docs is a cloud-based word processor with real-time collaboration, version history, and integration with other Google Workspace apps

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Connect Google Docs to Definable to auto-index uploads, answer questions over a doc set, extract structured fields from contracts. Personas call Google Docs's 35 tools (and react to 10 triggers) directly from chat or scheduled flows. Connect this integration to a knowledge persona — the agent will ground answers in your documents with citations.

Common workflows with Google Docs

Auto-index new files

Watch for new uploads
Chunk, embed, and index
Make queryable via your knowledge persona

Q&A against a folder

Pin a folder as a brain
Ask the persona questions
Returns answers with citations

Document-trigger flows

New contract uploaded
Persona extracts key terms
Routes to the right approver

Google Docs actions 35

Every Google Docs action below is a callable tool any Definable persona can invoke.

Copy Google Document

Tool to create a copy of an existing Google Document. Use this to duplicate a document, for example, when using an existing document as a template. The copied document will have a default title (e.g., 'Copy of [original title]') if no new title is provided, and will be placed in the user's root Google Drive folder.

Create a document

Creates a new Google Docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's ID and metadata (excluding body content).

Create blank document (Deprecated)

DEPRECATED: Use GOOGLEDOCS_CREATE_DOCUMENT instead. Tool to create a blank Google Docs document with a specified title. Use when you need to create a new, empty document.

Create Document Markdown

Creates a new Google Docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as Markdown text.

Create Footer

Tool to create a new footer in a Google Document. Use when you need to add a footer, optionally specifying its type and the section it applies to.

Create Footnote

Tool to create a new footnote in a Google Document. Use this when you need to add a footnote at a specific location or at the end of the document body.

Create Header

Tool to create a new header in a Google Document, optionally with text content. Use this tool when you need to add a header to a document. You can provide: - document_id: The ID of the document (required) - type: The header type (DEFAULT is the standard header) - text: Optional text content to add to the header - section_break_location: Optional location for section-specific headers

Create Named Range

Tool to create a new named range in a Google Document. Use this to assign a name to a specific part of the document for easier reference or programmatic manipulation.

Create Paragraph Bullets

Tool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a Google Document. Use when you need to format a list or a set of paragraphs as bullet points.

Delete Content Range in Document

Tool to delete a range of content from a Google Document. Use when you need to remove a specific portion of text or other structural elements within a document. Note: Every segment (body, header, footer, footnote) in Google Docs ends with a final newline character that cannot be deleted. Ensure the endIndex does not include this trailing newline.

Delete Footer

Tool to delete a footer from a Google Document. Use when you need to remove a footer from a specific section or the default footer.

Delete Header

Deletes the header from the specified section or the default header if no section is specified. Use this tool to remove a header from a Google Document.

Delete Named Range

Tool to delete a named range from a Google Document. Use when you need to remove a previously defined named range by its ID or name.

Delete Paragraph Bullets

Tool to remove bullets from paragraphs within a specified range in a Google Document. Use when you need to clear bullet formatting from a section of a document.

Delete Table Column

Tool to delete a column from a table in a Google Document. Use this tool when you need to remove a specific column from an existing table within a document.

Delete Table Row

Tool to delete a row from a table in a Google Document. Use when you need to remove a specific row from an existing table.

Export Google Doc as PDF

Tool to export a Google Docs file as PDF using the Google Drive API. Use when you need to generate a PDF version of a Google Docs document for download or distribution. Note: Google Drive enforces a 10MB limit on export content.

Get document by id

Retrieves an existing Google Document by its ID; will error if the document is not found.

Get document plain text

Retrieve a Google Doc by ID and return a best-effort plain-text rendering. Converts document structure into plain text including paragraphs, lists, and tables without requiring clients to traverse complex Docs API JSON.

Insert Inline Image

Tool to insert an image from a given URI at a specified location in a Google Document as an inline image. Use when you need to add an image to a document programmatically.

Insert Page Break

Tool to insert a page break into a Google Document. Use when you need to start new content on a fresh page, such as at the end of a chapter or section.

Insert Table in Google Doc

Tool to insert a table into a Google Document. Use when you need to add a new table at a specific location or at the end of a segment (like document body, header, or footer) in a document.

Insert Table Column

Tool to insert a new column into a table in a Google Document. Use this tool when you need to add a column to an existing table at a specific location.

Insert Text into Document

Tool to insert a string of text at a specified location within a Google Document. Use when you need to add new text content to an existing document. IMPORTANT: Two ways to specify insertion location: 1. Use 'insertion_index' to insert at a specific position (index 1 is safe for document start) 2. Use 'append_to_end=true' to append text to the end of the document (recommended for appending) CRITICAL CONSTRAINT: When using insertion_index, the index MUST fall within the bounds of an EXISTING paragraph. You cannot insert text at arbitrary indices or at structural boundaries (e.g., table starts). The index must also be strictly less than the document's end index. To safely append text without index concerns, use append_to_end=true.

Get Charts from Spreadsheet

Tool to retrieve a list of all charts from a specified Google Sheets spreadsheet. Use when you need to get chart IDs and their specifications for embedding or referencing elsewhere, such as in Google Docs.

Replace All Text in Document

Tool to replace all occurrences of a specified text string with another text string throughout a Google Document. Use when you need to perform a global find and replace operation within a document.

Replace Image in Document

Tool to replace a specific image in a document with a new image from a URI. Use when you need to update an existing image within a Google Doc.

Search Documents

Search for Google Documents using various filters including name, content, date ranges, and more.

Unmerge Table Cells

Tool to unmerge previously merged cells in a table. Use this when you need to revert merged cells in a Google Document table back to their individual cell states.

Update Document Batch (Deprecated)

DEPRECATED: Use UpdateExistingDocument instead. Tool to apply one or more updates to a Google Document. Use when you need to perform batch operations on a document, such as inserting text, updating styles, or modifying document structure. Supports 35+ request types including insertText, replaceAllText, updateTextStyle, createParagraphBullets, insertTable, createHeader/Footer, and more. Each request is validated before being applied. If any request is invalid, the entire operation fails and nothing is applied.

Update Document Markdown

Replaces the entire content of an existing Google Docs document with new Markdown text; requires edit permissions for the document.

Update Document Section Markdown

Tool to insert or replace a section of a Google Docs document with Markdown content. Use when you need to update only a section of a document by specifying start and optional end indices. Supports full Markdown formatting.

Update Document Style

Tool to update the overall document style, such as page size, margins, and default text direction. Use when you need to modify the global style settings of a Google Document.

Update existing document

Applies programmatic edits, such as text insertion, deletion, or formatting, to a specified Google Doc using the `batchUpdate` API method.

Update Table Row Style

Tool to update the style of a table row in a Google Document. Use when you need to modify the appearance of specific rows within a table, such as setting minimum row height or marking rows as headers.

Frequently asked questions

What can I automate with Google Docs on Definable?

Anything Google Docs exposes through its API. Common documents workflows on Definable include auto-index uploads, answer questions over a doc set, extract structured fields from contracts. Personas can call any of the 35 Google Docs tools directly, or react to its 10 triggers, then chain the result into another integration without you writing code.

How does Google Docs authentication work?

Google Docs uses OAUTH2 on Definable. You connect once from the integrations page, scoped to the permissions you choose, and from then on any persona that has the integration enabled can act on your behalf. Tokens are encrypted at rest and rotated automatically.

Is the Google Docs integration included in my Definable plan?

Yes — every Definable plan, including Starter, includes access to all 35 Google Docs tools. You only need a separate Google Docs subscription if Google Docs itself charges per seat or per API call.

Is using Google Docs through Definable secure?

Every call from a persona to Google Docs is logged with the user, persona, prompt, and response. Tokens never leave Definable's secrets vault, scopes are configurable per persona, and you can revoke access at any time from the integration page.

How do I get started with Google Docs on Definable?

Sign up for Definable, open the integrations page, find Google Docs, and connect via OAuth or API key. You can immediately attach Google Docs to any persona and start running workflows. The free Starter plan includes 5,000 credits/month.

What Google Docs actions does Definable expose?

Definable exposes all 35 Google Docs actions as callable tools — including `Copy Google Document`, `Create a document`, `Create blank document (Deprecated)`, plus 32 more. Each tool gets a typed parameter schema so personas know exactly how to call it.

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